Spotlight assembly



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,654,766 B. VALE n SPOTLIGHT ASSEMBLY Filed Jun'e 3, 1922 INVENTO R A will@ Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

' BAIaIIW-rNv-Ann, on` snnmn, WASHINGTON, estanca BY-Mnzswnlnssemannms,.To

THE GLYMER MANUFAoTUnI-No COMPANY, on DENVER, commenti; A' oonrom 5 v @non aF-commence" Y sfrommoam ASSEMBLY;

splncsnoameduiie 3,;9221' serial. 119,565,787.,

n Amofsgfoesebieebf sensor. primitief means; fon mounting. and operating spotlights i andother instrtufnents tliouglh. ya I `pannoff glass or. other. partition, wheifebyftlie [spotlight be: adjusted. ati any: desired a e.z f c. A.V iumtlie'r .-ohiectzogt theV inventionl is` to provide means, wherebyv the horizontal control oi `r`,thespotlight *mayl b e, circumscribed,

logtoikesp its? openation within the. legal limits "prescribed vanious communities: Qither objectsfand adnantages willappeai: as this deseniptiongpnogxsessesa i, Y l

- It .has been:v thef-pnacticehenetoone to vmountA spotlightsqin ibizackets, attached tothe milton boats and the likes so. that the bea-ms oi said spotlights may be directed'at. the .wilt5 oi the operaton; i AL disadvantage oit this 2f lonationisitha-t the openator must teach outfrom.l thef'vehicleg .tofiopenate the light,

subjecting ioncles;oil: the. weather. (Dn limousines l and athen types: ci Vclosedvca1zs,the;r windshield ill'rtesmts noi suitable location for. the..` spot- Y llight,11er-means ii'on openating` the same: :toom the interimoithei can. A n The'present. inwention, makes. it possible Y toi monntzthe; spotlightthrough the glass. of a0 lthe..windshield. with` the. operating/handle ',wi'lxhintliecan, w -V- i hnthisi specification,;v` and the Aannexed drastingsg, the inmention, is; illustrated ins the Y formi considered vtow be". the; best, but it is. to a6 bennderstoodthat the invention is not limiited to., suclformg; because;- it'l mayJ be embodied im othenrforms, andit is is also to;V be

nndenstoodthat in and, the claims followimgtheedescription, it desired toV cover the 40 invention in whatsoever lonnit Amay be embodied-L This application has` been filed in oiv vapplicantsl abandoned application rial No.; 35839203, filed. Febiuary 16; 19.2.0.

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-v theeappliicaton of'thisinvention to thewindshield o amautomobile., -1 I j is; a'ventcal section in enlanged: de-

vitaizl'-, through. the spotlight mechanism and .thef'wndshieldg y Y i Eigr 3 Ais a detailV` ilinsistatin-g5 the; l`means `for limitingtheemovement ofthe light.

his hand and arm to theinclem- "l is ai'ipellispective View illustrating j Eig?. i is, a. 'Side elevation, partly; psf-- s'p'ective,y of" a fragmentaryr portion'of Fig 2.

d'etaily, the constnuction illustrated in mating one. quarter of an inch inthickness;

`A hole is. made through the glass; at the desi'rled'flocation'` by scoring a circle on the Vsnr'ace oiithe: same, with aridi'amond point, cross scoring the glass within the circle, and

l'about three inches in. diameter.

A piece ci? rubber tubing.. in length equal tothe ciitcum-enence of thefhole inthe glass, fname 'ofthef glass. windshield of, automobiles,

grefeired because oat economy. Special gasts. v.can b-e molded of coIi1p0undspart-icu-y lanlyl adapted to the 'punposeg if'y desiiged.

Thelballsocket 1s. comprised of; two similar platesYA 3, and 4;, having concave' margins 5` Vthe.:d llzztwilgig,s commises.' the. windshield'f'l, :that isusually oflieaily plate, glass. approxi- .form oifgasket iseasily procu'nable and is;

adapted to: seal against the gaskets 2- when drawnhtogetherby the, screw.. .bolts 6. The

socketis formed by the-outwandly extending flanges 7--f7j onthe inner edges-ot' the plates 3 and 4., Theseilangesane struckon arajxli'us Y eqalftothe radius off Vthe spherical pivot or ball to provideja bearing or bearing member ffor' the pivoter yball-...-'1`he socket is thus ermanently kfixed within the hole inthev on the giass" an 8. and .9, oined at. theiizkjequators Y shells and assemasket 2w cushions the strainr hetnietically seals the joint `,between theglass andthe margins 5-'-5`of Vtheplates..

bled ontheetube or conduit 1'0 passing vdia-V Illetnicallyvthlou'ghv thejball' and'to which it is. attached.. by.. soldering or otherwise.Lk VThe ball, vfits'f snugly within thejsocket formed vby the.y anges 7-7 .andis adapted to be fric-I tionally held therebyin 'any adjusted posin tion,A the regulation oflthe screw'j bo'ltsfGluI Y 10o `qualitiesin the contour .otlie balhfl pif-eier Y To. control. this tensionkto allo-wier any ineto interpfosethe.splitwashers Il between the? V.plate V4e'. and the nuts l2.` .These washers are commonly known 1 n the 'tradeasheliCal nut- :.locksfand in the Eresentinstance YperformY 'the double. functionslof imparting fresilienlc'y j to.

tional size or shape and is soldered or iixed to a protruding end of the tube 10 at 14, and this part of the device. into which the electric lamp or light source 18 is inserted Il may generally term a light source support or connection or merely a light for convenience. The interior of the reflector is polished and protected by the glass 15 in f the usual manner.

The handle 16 is adjust-ably s-ecuredjto the opposite end of the tube or conduit 10 by means of the set screw 17,y threaded through the-handle and the tube, and the portion of the tube 10 upon which the handle 16 is situated I may term a handle support or connection for convenience.' The diameterpof the handle is slightly less than the diameter of the hole through the socket flange 7 for convenience in assembling.

The signaling means or electric bulb -18 is mounted within the socket 19, connecting with positive and negative electrodes 19 in the conventional manner. The electrodes 19 extend'through the tube 10 and are provided with means on the opposite ends for receiving and retaining the plug 20, secured on the end of the flexible cable 21 for supplying electric current through thev electrodes to the bulb 18. The end of the socket 19 is provided at 22 with tortuous slots or bayonet joints engaging transverse pins in the plug 20, whereby the vplug may be caused to act as a switch for interrupting the iiow of the electric current through the electrodes by breaking contacts, without removing the plug from the socket.

The socket is slidable within the tube 10 to enable focusing the lamp 18 in the reflector, and may also be iXed by the set screw 17. The orbit of movement vof the,Y

ball within the socket is controlled by an upward extension 23, `provided on the plate 3, adapted to contact wit-h the handle 16. The extension thus prevents tilting upward of the spotlight .above the horizontal position, when pointed straight ahead, but allows free movement when swung laterally or to permit the handle descending into the spacesA Zland 25 on opposite sides of the gauge 23. It is obvious that by giving the proper contour to the gauge 23, that any irregular orbit ofrmovement can be obtained. I prefer tomakethis gauge v28 a separate attachment to be secured to the plate bythe lowermostbolt 6, s o that a gauge may be supplied that will properly limit the movement of the spotlight in accordance with local laws governing the same. In localities having no restrictions,the gauge can be omitted.A

while this invention has ,been disclosed in connection with the mounting and maadapted to other uses, by those skilled in the 7n art, withoutrvdeparting from the purview of this invention.` f Having thus described'this invention, what .I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: e Y C 1. lIn combination with a windshield hav- 1ng an opening socket plates engagingl oppos'ite faces of the windshieldadjacent said opening,` a sphericalpivot/in saidv socketya spotlightl attached to said vpivotv on one side y and a handle connected withl said-"pivot'fon'` the oppositesidel of said windshield; andi;

'means exterior of said pivotffor resiliently i Vurging said socket plates into frictionalfengagement with saidlp'ivot; Y 2. A windshield spotlight.'-including,ifa Y spherical pivot, means 'providingja {bearingY embracing said pivot and means Stor engag` ing the marginal edges of a windshield about an opening'therethrough,`-a handle 90 support on one side of said pivot, a lightM support on the opposite side of'said pivot, and means connected to the first said means and projecting about a part of 'said vpivot into a part of the path of movement of one of said supports for limiting'vmovement of the light sourcev above a horizontal 'planel over a predetermined distanceomovement thereof.'

3. Incombination with a'windshield `hav`.100

ing an opening, bearing members, means embracing opposite marginal edgesJof-fsaidir opening for securing saidybearing members in line and substantiallyl concentric with said opening,.a pivot membergwithin and embracedby said bearing members, a source of light on one side of said-pivot m'embr,

a handle on the other side ofsaid, pivot member, and a light range limiting member secured to one of said bea-ring membersand 1,10

projecting over a portion of said pivot member in all positions of the latter for'limiting directional 'movements of the source of light above a predetermined pointina vertical plane in space passing through the center of said pivot member and perpendicular to the windshield. l i 1 4. A device such'as` described, comprising a socket; a spherical pivot movably retained in'said socket; a hollow conduit passing .dia- 120 metrica'llythrough said pivot andf'pro'jecting therefrom; electrodes arranged within said hollow member `andhaving sockets at opposite ends thereof, a source Vof electrical energy adaptedto be secured to "oneof said sockets; and an illuminating' means adapted to be secured to said other socket.`

5. In combination with a plate having van opening therein; of a pair of separablevsocket plates engaging the opposite sides of said 1,654,766 I n ka opening; a spherical pivot movably retained energy adapted to loey secured to one of said in said socket plates; means for regulating sockets; andan illuminating means adapted 10 the position of said socket plates relative to be secured to'said'other socket. Y to said pivot; a hollow conduit diametri- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 5 cally passing through said pivot and promy hand at San Francisco, Calif, this 24th ject-ngtherefrom; electrodes arranged With- Vday of May, 1922. in said hollow member and having sockets' A Y at opposite ends thereof; a Sorce of electricalv v Y BALDWIN VALE. 

